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Hajj Flight
Biman too asks for fare over fixed rate
Uncertainty over Hajj by thousands of people took a turn for the worse yesterday with the state-run Biman Bangladesh Airlines too now calling for the government to raise the cabinet-fixed Hajj fare from
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Cops in extortionist's role on streets
Regular thugs stay at bay in fear of Rab
Heavy presence of plainclothes and uniformed Rab personnel at the markets and on the streets of the capital in this Eid shopping season have kept the usual extortionists away from street vendors at more
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REPORT CARD ON MINISTERS
Altaf proves failure both in home, commerce
On March 25, 2004, when his home portfolio was unceremoniously replaced by that of commerce, Altaf Hossain Choudhury, who already had outdone his cabinet colleagues in blurting out ridiculous and insensible
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Zia, Sayem, Mustaque Regimes
HC verdict stayed for 3 more months
The Supreme Court yesterday extended for three more months the stay order on the High Court judgement that declared the fifth amendment to the constitution illegal.
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Three killed in 'crossfire'
Three criminals including a Jubo Dal activist and a top cadre of an outlawed party were killed in police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) actions in Kushtia, Faridpur and Sherpur early yesterday.
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Delhi asked to show restraint on borders
Dhaka has asked Delhi to stop indiscriminate killing of Bangladeshi nationals by its border forces and open the Tin Bigha corridor fully to Bangladeshis at the just concluded home secretary-level meeting
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Delhi Bombings
Massive manhunt for attackers
Police yesterday stepped up what they called one of the biggest ever manhunts in the Indian capital, which was cloaked in tight security after a weekend attack claimed by Islamic militants.
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'Hawa Bhaban' clout questioned
Awami League (AL) lawmaker Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim at a seminar, focusing on the problems of leadership, yesterday raised the question who gave the power to the 'Hawa Bhaban' to overrule directivesof
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302 die in 'crossfire' in 10 months
States rights body report
As many as 349 people were killed, of them 302 in "crossfire", by law enforcers across the country during January to October, 2005, a report by Bangladesh Human Rights Commission said.
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Cooperate in Hariri probe or face 'further action'
Warns UNSC, adopts tough resolution against Syria
The UN Security Council voted unanimously yesterday for a resolution demanding Syria cooperate with a UN probe into the death of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri or face possible "further action.
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Summit Security
Foreign travellers to be under watch
The government has instructed the authorities concerned at home and abroad to monitor the foreigners travelling to the country and to keep keen eyes on whether they leave on time.
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$1.8b ADB loans proposed for three years
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) proposes to lend $1.8 billion for 15 projects over three years from 2006 under its Country Strategy and Program (CSP) for 2006-2010.
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6 GIs, Iraqi VP's brother killed in attacks
Six US soldiers were killed in two separate bomb explosions yesterday in Iraq while rebel attacks Sunday killed the brother of one of Iraq's two vice presidents, the military said.
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7 die in Ctg landslide, road crash
At least seven people, including children and women, were killed in separate incidents of landslide and road accident in the city's Bayezid Bostami and Doublemooring areas yesterday.
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